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Polycarbazole modified carbon fiber microelectrode: Surface characterization and dopamine sensor

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Electropolymerization of carbazole (Cz) by cyclic voltammetry (CV) onto carbon fiber microelectrodes (CFME) (diameter ∼7 µm) in dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) solution of 0.1 mol·dm−3 tetraethyl ammonium perchlorate (TEAP) results in the formation of polycarbazole (PCz) thin film coatings. CV results showed that these PCz thin films have reversible redox behavior in monomer-free electrolyte solution. The resulting thin polymer films were characterized using Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Results performed at optimum experimental conditions indicate that electrodes show a reversible and stable behavior over sixty eight days of testing for dopamine in 100 µmol·dm−3 buffer solution. A detection limit for PCz thin films as low as 0.1 µM (3S/N) was obtained for the polycarbazole (PCz) thin films formed using CV. Hence, this novel sensor can be considered as promising sensor for dopamine detection.

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    Murat Ates

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    Murat Ates, A. Sezai Sarac, C. Metehan Turhan & N. Ece Ayaz

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Ates, M., Sarac, A.S., Turhan, C.M. et al. Polycarbazole modified carbon fiber microelectrode: Surface characterization and dopamine sensor. Fibers Polym 10, 46–52 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-009-0046-4

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